Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles

Dear PS,

Thank you for your comment. When you mention hilarious posts as opposed to non-hilarious post, I am reminded of what my teacher Utpal Dutt once told me in school. Some of us were trying to produce a play -- it was a comedy. We informed him about it. Normally, he directed the plays we acted in. But this one was an independent attempt. I forget which play it was that we were planning to produce. He told us that it might be difficult for us to stage the play since it was meant to make people laugh. Upon hearing this from a great actor, we gave up trying to stage the play.

As far as writing goes, I think it is equally hard to make people laugh as it is to make them cry. I may have sometimes succeeded in making people laugh, but I don't know if I ever made anyone cry. Usually I try not to be serious because I may produce melodramas.

Best regards.

oj

 

You could well be right Balajee. She could well be a NOW. As for Francoise Hardy, I used to be head over heels in love with her. And when you are in love, bowels stop moving. At least mine do.

oj

 

No no SCSusila. I am most serious. I truly believe that God wants me to behave like "a cat hit by a half brick and waiting for another". This was a quote from Wodehouse. I forget which book. Cheeniya might know. These words of Wodehouse helped me understand myself. They contain deep wisdom.

oj

 

Sorry jayasal42. Your comment escaped me. Noticed it just now.

The doctor thing is the best example. I am more scared of seeing a doctor than falling sick. Only today, my wife and I went to see a doctor. After looking through her reports, he observed that since nothing was showing, we need to do other tests. If the other tests show nothing either, we will have to do still others.

My wife, being a brave woman, asked the doctor, "How about not doing the tests? You examined me just now. Did you feel anything was wrong?" The doctor said, "No. But if the symptoms keep showing, then we have to worry and carry out test after test after test."

Given the choice, I think I will always prefer being killed and eaten up by a tiger than being killed and not eaten up by a doctor. Why on earth does he want to kill me if he won't even eat me? I know of course that making money matters to him. But there are surely better ways of making money than by killing patients. My wife told the doctor something similar today. She said that at her age, she doesn't expect to live much longer and since she has to die anyway in the not too distant future, she doesn't need a myriad of tests to find out the exact date.

I wish I had her courage. I think I shall not have the strength of mind to say what she said even when they are readying me for the incinerator.

oj

 

Oh no Agatha83. I am no polyglot, though I did have a tryst with the Japanese language for professional reasons. I have forgotten most of what I had struggled to learn. The song is French indeed, but I don't know any French, except for one or two simple words. Fortunately, you can find a translation of this song on internet, if you are interested. You will see it here: Tous les garcons et les filles (english translation pls)

I like Francoise Hardy because the notes are simple and her voice is rich. That's all. One can love a musical piece for the sheer beauty of the notes, even if the lyrics are Greek or French or Chinese I suppose.

Regarding the use of anagrams, yes you are right. They are a bit of a torture, but they are fun too. In any case, that's me I think. Sorry that they bothered you.

I am also sorry to know about the house help.

By the way, you call yourself a senior citizen, which you may well be. But I am pretty confident that I am senior-er. I shall be completing 74 on 15 August, which is only 2 months from now.

Thanks for reading this.

oj